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  My grandson is without a job.  His job with CompUSA came to an end. He is planning on going to school and he may work on the weekends.
  He worked for over a year for CompUSA and was a supervisor and manager.  He wanted to go to school and get a degree in computers but now he is not interested in a computer degree.  He is thinking business or law now.  He may, of course, change his mind.

  I made a change to the masthead here for ShowMeBlog.  Do you like it?  Or do you like the skyline view of Miami better?
  If you like the current one you will see there is some blank space on it.  What do you think I should put in that blank space? 
  jimhoward@spamarrest.com

  An update on the CashParking with GoDaddy.Com
  I took in $6.18 from HNB1982.COM, $1.43 from HNBBBS.COM and 44 cents from HNBBS.COM and 2 cents from SHOWMECAM.US.  I took in zero from HNBBS.NET and POULTRARIAN.COM.  I would have to say that CashParking is not the way to make money.

  I am staring to work harder on Howard's Notebook - www.hnbdo.com
  It still needs a lot of work.  I ordered a book on Joomla! software from Amazon.  The book is "Joomla! A User's Guide:  Building a Successful Joomla! Powered Website" and I hope it will help me with HNB when I get the book.  Right now the book has left Secaucus NJ and they say the estimated arrival date is January 21, 2008.

  SpamArrest is working great for me.  So far 393 of you have checked out the service but only one of you have signed up.  I do recommend it.  I get a commission if you sign up but that is not the reason I recommend it.  I use it and it works great.  Put an end to your spam.

  We now have 100 of you reading this blog using Feedburner or an RSS feed.  Well the number is much higher than that..but that is the stats that show up from Feedburner.  That is a good number.  I see sites that are very popular and mentioned on TV and in the news all the time and they will have 200 or 300 readers using Feedburner.  So I think we are doing very well.
 
  I have been using TypePad software for this blog since June of 2003 and I have posted 4134 posts to the blog and you all have made 1505 comments.  Keen in mind I been doing a "blog" since 1982 so I wonder how many posts I have made and how many comments you have all left on it.

  Keep reading ShowMeBlog and keep leaving comments please.

John McCain Nearly Tied with Democratic front-runners

Poll: Eventual GOP nominee faces tough general election

• Story Highlights
• Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama would get over half the vote, poll finds
• John McCain is the GOP candidate nearly tied with Democratic front-runners
• Mitt Romney has the highest percentage of people who definitely will not vote for him

By Rebecca Sinderbrand
CNN Washington Bureau

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The Republican presidential field appears to face a tough general election fight in a CNN/Opinion Research Corp. poll released Saturday.

According to the survey, both of the Democratic front-runners, Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois, hold mostly double-digit -- and statistically identical -- advantages over Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee, drawing greater than 50 percent support in each hypothetical matchup.

The Republican candidate who gives Clinton and Obama the closest race in the new poll is Arizona Sen. John McCain, who is essentially tied with both: He draws the support of 48 percent of those surveyed to Clinton's 50 percent and Obama's 49 percent.

John McCain the Republican Candidate

  Right now it looks like John McCain is going to be the Republican candidate.  I think he is too old and I think he has some "issues" and I do not think he will do well in the election process.  I can see him yelling and screaming at someone during the election.  I can see him saying something during the election that will make him look like a loose canon.
  I do not think it is just  because of his age that he will put his foot into his mouth.  I think it is just the way his brain works.
 

National ID Card for the United States

  A national ID card is coming for the United States. 
See:  The Post-9/11 Driver's License
  I worry about it and maybe I would object if it were not for 9/11 and dangers that face the nation.  I used to be a member of the ACLU for years.  In this matter I break with them.  We need a national ID card.  I would like to see it sooner.  I would like to see it more powerful.  Maybe with a chip of some sort in it.
  I do understand Ron Paul and other people like him objecting to the card.
  Of course the Bush administration says it is just a more secure driver's license.  But it is a national ID card.

  Today is Russell's last day of work.  He quit CompUSA.  They only have a few more weeks before they close their doors for good.  This was his first job.  I had no idea how he would do but he ended up doing great.  In a short time he was a supervisor and manager. 
  I am sure he is worrying a little bit about getting new job.  I hope he finds a good job.  Job hunting is hard work.

Ron Paul Newsletter Racist

"WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A series of newsletters in the name of GOP presidential hopeful Ron Paul contain several racist remarks -- including one that says order was restored to Los Angeles after the 1992 riots when blacks went "to pick up their welfare checks."

This is a copy of one of the "Ron Paul Political Report" newsletters, which has stirred controversy.

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CNN recently obtained the newsletters -- written in the 1990s and one from the late 1980s -- after a report was published about their existence in the New Republic.

None of the newsletters CNN found says who wrote them, but each was published under Paul's name between his stints as a U.S. congressman from Texas.

Paul spokesman Jesse Benton told CNN the material was not written by Paul, and that he finds them "abhorrent." CNN asked the presidential contender for a direct response. He is to appear on CNN's "The Situation Room" Thursday afternoon around 5 p.m. ET.

"I have publicly taken moral responsibility for not paying closer attention to what went out under my name," Paul said in a written statement..."

  I just found this on the CNN web site.  I wish I had cable TV.  I would like to see the cable reporting on this...I would like to see how Fox "news" puts the information out there.
  You know this is just the sort of thing I fear is going to happen to Obama.  I fear that someone is going to dig up something on him.  We know that Republicans did everything they could to come up with something on the Clintons.
  Now back to Ron Paul...is this going to hurt him?  Yes a little bit.  But he was not going to be the Republican running in the election so it is no big deal.  Now about the stuff in the 1990s newsletter...I do not think he wrote it.  I suspect he read it and laughed about it.  He is a Republican and he is a Texas congressman.  So back in the 90s I bet he and his buddies got a laugh out of it. 
  If Ron Paul runs on as a third party contender this is not going to hurt him much.  I think many of his supporters now are going to think he had nothing to do with the newsletter and that it is just the GOP trying to discredit him.  Sad to say I think he will pick up some red neck anti-black voters because of this story.  But if Ron Paul runs he is not going to win.  I said before that if he were to run that he would not get one state.  Now with this story out he may get one state and that would be Texas.  (Smile just kidding.  He would not carry even one state.)

Here is a Press Release by Ron Paul on The New Republic Article:

January 8, 2008 5:28 am EST

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA – In response to an article published by The New Republic, Ron Paul issued the following statement:

“The quotations in The New Republic article are not mine and do not represent what I believe or have ever believed.  I have never uttered such words and denounce such small-minded thoughts.

“In fact, I have always agreed with Martin Luther King, Jr. that we should only be concerned with the content of a person's character, not the color of their skin.  As I stated on the floor of the U.S. House on April 20, 1999:  ‘I rise in great respect for the courage and high ideals of Rosa Parks who stood steadfastly for the rights of individuals against unjust laws and oppressive governmental policies.’

“This story is old news and has been rehashed for over a decade.  It's once again being resurrected for obvious political reasons on the day of the New Hampshire primary.

“When I was out of Congress and practicing medicine full-time, a newsletter was published under my name that I did not edit.  Several writers contributed to the product.   For over a decade, I have publicly taken moral responsibility for not paying closer attention to what went out under my name.”

John Kerry Supporting Barack Obama

Martin Luther King said, “The time is always right to do what is right.” So I'm choosing this time to share an important decision I've made, one I believe is right for this country.
The JohnKerry.com community has been very important to me and very important to the Democratic resurgence over the last couple of years, so I wanted to let all of you know my decision before I confirm it with anyone else. I want to share with you my conviction that in a field of fine Democratic candidates, the next President of the United States can be, should be, and will be Barack Obama. Each of our candidates would make a fine President, and we are blessed with a strong field. But for this moment, at this time in our nation's history, Barack Obama is the right choice.
Please join me in supporting Barack Obama’s candidacy.

 

Michael Bloomberg to run as an Independent

"Government is dysfunctional. There is no collaboration and congeniality. There is no working together and 'Let's do what's right for the country.' There is no accountability today ... no willingness to focus on big ideas."
  New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is looking into running as an independent for President of the United States.  He is a former Democrat but he was elected as mayor as a Republican.  I do not see how he or any independent could win at this time.  The Republicans don't have anyone good however to run (John McCain is 71 years old.)  My guess is that Bloomberg would pull a lot of votes from the Republicans.
  Then you have Ron Paul and he may run as a Libertarian.  He can not win but I think he would pull votes from both sides but more from the Republicans. 
  I do not know much about Bloomberg but I suspect that a race with Clinton, McCain, Bloomberg and Paul would be very educational.  It might get Americans to thinking about some of the issues. 

Update to police officer killed

  The news report yesterday about the police officer being out side the apartment of his ex-wife was not correct.  He drove home after work and was in his own parking lot and he was shot and killed by a gang member using an AK-47.
  The officer's wife heard the gun shots.
  Right now the report is that the the gang member was pissed because his girl friend was out with another guy and his girl friend and the guy were in a car in the parking lot and he got his AK-47 and shot the car up and the girl friend and the guy ran away.  Then it appears that the off duty detective was shot.  I am guessing the office attempted to handle the matter and lost his life.
  Now on the news yesterday I saw video of the dead officer with an American flag on his body...well I hope on the body bag being loaded in an ambulance to be taken to the morgue. Officers at the crime scene were lined up and saluting the dead detective.  Keep in mind this was a crime scene and the killers were in the area.  No wonder these guys get shot.
  Also I saw the ambulance leaving with red lights, well blue here, and sirens going and a long line of police cars following the ambulance.
  Well today on the news they reported that a motorcycle officer that was "escorting" the dead officer was in an accident and had to be taken to the hospital.

I must ask again have these guys ever heard of or seen the Keystone Cops?  They ARE the Keystone Cops. 

Clinton and McCain in New Hampshire

  We all had a big surprise in New Hampshire. 
The Republicans picked McCain and the big surprise was that Democrats picked Clinton.
We have a race.  We have no idea what is going to happen now.  But it is interesting.

  Any of the Democrats are better than the Republicans.  But McCain is a man of honor and truth and I would not mind him being the Republican running.  I do not think a Republican can win but at least if something happened and he did...we would have a man of honor and a true American hero.
  If I were the Democrat and won after the election I would ask McCain to join the team.  I would ask him what position/office he wanted. 

  This is going to be an interesting election.

 

Bill Clinton on Obama: Big Fairy Tale